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medical insurance coverage and efficiency of health production. An article from: Journal of Risk and Insurance

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medical insurance coverage and efficiency of health production. An article from: Journal of Risk and Insurance

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Myths About Oral Health

Sam — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:21:56 +0000

Oral health plays a vital role in the health and well-being of all people and, subsequently, the quality of life. Till recently it was felt that aging had to do with debilitating changes in oral functioning like loss of teeth, less salivary flow, mucosal atrophy and loss of taste. Recent research, however, withdraws many such misconceptions. Oral health myths and their debunking include:
Myth 1: Cavities are for children.
Reality: Wrong. If you have one or more of your natural teeth, you can still develop cavities. Cavities are more common as you grow older as your gums tend to pull away from the base of the teeth, leaving the roots exposed.
Myth 2: Those who have false teeth do not have to see a dentist anymore.
Reality: Wrong again, even if you have one or more false teeth or dentures, you must still clean them and visit your dentist on a regular basis.
Myth 3: Teeth are only for appearances sakes.
Reality: Wrong once more. Definitive studies have revealed the link between poor oral health and diseases like diabetes in people of all ages. In seniors, poor oral health is connected to respiratory diseases. Research has also revealed a possible link between oral health and heart disease.
Myth 4: Overall health does not depend on our oral health.
Reality: Not altogether true. If your gums are unhygienic, dental bacterial byproducts could get into your blood stream and this might result in heart diseases, strokes or under-weight child birth.
Myth 5: When brushing, bleeding is normal.
Reality: Not so. bleeding gums are just a sign of gum disease.
Myth 6: Brushing is done to remove food particles.
Reality: This is only partly right. By brushing and flossing daily it helps keep formation of plaque to the minimum, thus preventing oral diseases.
Myth 7: Bad breath is the result of lack of oral hygiene.
Reality: This again is only partly correct. There are some bacteria on the tongue and throat that produce volatile sulfur compounds. Excessive sulfur compounds result in the bad breath.
Myth 8: Pregnant women do not require dental checkups.
Reality: Unfortunately, no. Dental health has an impact on the health of baby to be born. Dental diseased during pregnancy could raise the chances of having a premature, under-weight baby.
Myth 9: Tooth loss is inevitable the older you grow.
Reality: Sadly it is not so. Around 15 years ago, over 50% Americans above 65 were totally toothless. By the year 1985, the figure had fallen to around 41% overall, ranging from 32% in ages 65-69 and 49% in the over 80 age group.
Herbal Natural Therapies for Oral Hygiene
A number of herbs have antibacterial properties that aid in oral hygiene routine. They also make the breath smell a little sweeter. For instance, as therapies for oral hygiene, essential oils of peppermint, spearmint, and almond can all be rubbed around the base of the gums.
As a therapy for oral hygiene tea tree oil has a lot more bacterial-fighting agents than the above mentioned essential oils. Add a few drops of tea tree oil to your toothbrush during brushing and it will leave your gums feeling clean and invigorated.
For centuries, another of the best natural therapies for oral hygiene is green tea. For long have the Chinese used green tea as an oral rinse for regular mouth care, since it contains powerful antioxidants that besides other things help boost the immune system.
Home Remedies for toothaches
The good old clove is one of the best known home remedies for toothache relief. Clove helps abate the pain with its antiseptic properties. In fact, clove oil, applied on the painful tooth, helps ease toothaches pain fairly quickly. Alternatively, try grinding a clove and applying the powder on the affected area.
Wheat grass juice is widely available nowadays as a fantastic home remedy to help prevent toothaches. Sometimes it can even cure. You may chew on wheat grass for pain relief; it will prevent bacteria from procreating and even draw bacteria out of the painful area.
A piece of raw onion chewed for 3 minutes helps ease toothache pain, or kill oral bacteria. This not only helps relieve the pain, it also helps cure toothaches. If you cannot chew, a small piece of raw onion applied directly to the infected spot will ease the pain almost immediately.
A lukewarm saltwater mouthwash also mildly disinfects the mouth and helps rinse the teeth and gums, thus providing gentle toothache pain relief. This is, perhaps, the easiest toothache home pain remedy, as everyone has some salt in their kitchens.
Finally, for successful toothache relief, a clove of garlic possibly mashed up with some salt and placed on the tooth helps relieve the pain. It even acts as an anesthetic, sometimes even curing mild toothaches. This home remedy could be one of the more successful ones of regularly applied. Read More

Kdi Health Solutions Rolls Out Nationally Recognized Preventive Health and Chronic Disease Management Programs Across the Carolinas

Sam — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:17:28 +0000

PRESS RELEASEContact: Alison Beckwith, 919-459-8157, abeckwith@919marketing. com
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KDI Health Solutions Rolls Out Nationally Recognized Preventive Health and Chronic Disease Management Programs Across the Carolinas
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Raleigh, N. C. â€“ KDI Health Solutions, an emerging regional provider of community-based preventive health care and chronic disease management programs, announced today the launch of its services throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. Â KDIâ€™s award winning network of PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy), residency-trained pharmacists provides a new health care services option to the thousands of employer groups and physician practices across the Carolinas. Â
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The KDI business model of deploying a team of highly skilled PharmD clinicians began with the â€œThe Asheville Projectâ€, a nationally recognized diabetes patient care program created for the city of Asheville, North Carolina. This revolutionary community-based program is generating measurable success; health care costs have dropped, fewer work days are being missed and city employees and retirees are living healthier lives.
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Asheville City leaders confirm the dramatic results. â€œThe adoption of the pharmaceutical care program is the best thing we have ever done for our group health plan,â€ says John Miall, former risk manager for the City of Asheville. Â â€œEmployees with life threatening diseases are healthier than theyâ€™ve ever been, and the cityâ€™s health plan has saved more than $2,000 in medical costs per patient each year. â€
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Â â€œEmployers are seeing a significant return on investment from our mobile, worksite-based health care services,â€ says Rebecca Chater, president of KDI Health Solutions. â€œEmployer groups are proactively identifying and reducing immediate and longer term employee health care costs before they happen, while physician practices are providing more patient care in less time with better outcomes â€“ itâ€™s a true win-win for everyone in the health care ecosystem. â€
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The KDI employer program improves workplace productivity and reduces health care costs by providing a menu of worksite-based preventive and chronic disease management services: flu and pneumonia immunizations, health screenings and fairs, and private one-on-one counseling on medicine use and behavior modification. Â
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KDI provides employers with a powerful health risk assessment solution called Know Your NumberÂ® that predicts the risk of their employee population developing chronic, obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Using the Know Your NumberÂ® technology, KDI provides each employee with a confidential, easy-to-read report that not only predicts the onset of chronic diseases, but also educates them on the steps they can take to lower their risk. Â Employers receive an aggregate report that enables them to focus health and wellness programs on the disease states prevalent in their workforce population and therefore proactively reduce health care costs.
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In addition to employer groups, KDI also has a strong track record of helping physician practices provide more patient care in less time with better outcomes. Â The KDI network of community-based PharmD professionals has provided American Diabetes Association recognized diabetes treatment programs to hundreds of physician referred patients, handles overflows for patient immunizations (e. g. flu shots, pneumonia and shingles) and is a reliable source for drug therapy support.
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Physician practices partnering with KDI are seeing measurable results. Patrick Guiteras, MD with Chapel Hill Family Practice credits the program with making his practice more cost effective and helping his patients stay on track. â€œKDI provides diabetes education for our Medicare population. Â A more educated patient allows us to spend more time focused on care and treating the disease. â€
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KDIâ€™s innovative approach to diabetes treatment and drug therapy management is receiving accolades from industry experts. The company has been named the 2008 North Carolina Diabetes Association Provider of the Year, and last year was selected as the Outcomes Pharmaceutical Healthcare National Medication Therapy Management Provider of the Year.
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About KDI Health Soltutions
Raleigh-based KDI Health Solutions is an emerging provider of preventive health and chronic disease management services to employer groups and physician practices.
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KDIâ€™s award winning workforce of PharmD, residency-trained pharmacists provides real community-based health care solutions to improve the health outcomes of employer and physician populations. KDI services include flu, shingles and pneumonia immunizations, health screenings and fairs, disease education programs and personalized counseling on medicine use and behavior modification. Â Read More

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Sam — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:53:38 +0000

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